St Petersburg Hit
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on St Petersburg that killed at least one person and injured five others, according to the city’s governor. Alexander Beglov said firefighters were battling blazes at the St Petersburg oil terminal, the Ruchi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpino district south of the city. Alexander Drozdenko said 145 drones had been shot down and about 20,000 people were without electricity following the drone raid.
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Russia’s defense ministry said 1,015 Ukrainian drones were neutralised overnight, and Russian authorities said the attack disrupted flights at St Petersburg’s main airport for safety reasons. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck residential buildings overnight, killing two people and injuring 12, including two children, in Ukraine.
Ceasefire Dispute
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had deliberately attacked Ukraine’s energy and oil and gas sectors 76 times since the American President announced the energy ceasefire a week ago. Zelenskyy told the Financial Times that Kyiv was “done” with an “energy ceasefire” and would resume strikes on Russia in retaliation for a wave of attacks. Donald Trump announced an immediate “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine last week, but the sources described Zelenskyy saying Moscow continued to violate the deal.
Marco Rubio said Trump’s waiver would be a pause to “analyse” their impact on the global economy. Zelenskyy said restrictions on Starlink and Starshield were in effect on Ukrainian territory and that “we lose the drone” when the maximum speed is reached.
What some reports left out
Starshield speed limits disrupt Ukrainian drone communications
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Alexander Beglov said the attack triggered a fire at a St. Petersburg oil storage facility and that “For safety reasons” operations at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg have been restricted.
El País reported that Ukrainian drones struck a fuel terminal, a VKontakte data center, and a logistics center of the online marketplace Ozon, leaving at least one person dead and five wounded.
El País said the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have shot down 1,015 unmanned aerial vehicles from 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday.
Kyiv’s drone campaign also reached the Leningrad region, where Alexander Drozdenko said damage to electrical distribution installations triggered emergency power cuts leaving approximately 20,000 residents without electricity.
The Kyiv Independent reported that Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal, a data center, and a bridge in a large-scale overnight attack, and it said fires were reported at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpinsky District.